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GD incident on 2010-10-15 — NY
Operator
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Commodity
Natural Gas
Program
GD
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
2 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2010-10-15 10:25
Report number
Location
NY, MONROE
Narrative
The apparent cause of the explosion was a crack in the flex connector on the customer owned fuel line to the natural gas dryer located in the basement ot the single family home. As a follow up to our october telephone conversation regarding the explosion at 219 everclay drive in greece, new york, rg&e is filing this report for informational purposes and in the interest of caution because of the explosion, significant fire, property damage and personal injury that occured. This event was not caused by the rg&e gas distribution system, it was the failure of customer owned internal house piping.
Detailed record list
Occurred At
2010-10-15 10:25:00
Year
2010
Report Received Date
2011-02-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2010.0
Report Number
20110031.0
Supplemental Number
15202.0
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
17570
Name
Rochester Gas & Electric Corp
Operator Street Address
180 South Clinton Avenue
Operator City Name
Rochester
Operator State Abbreviation
NY
Operator Postal Code
14607
Local Datetime
2010-10-15 10:22:00
Location Street Address
219 Everclay Drive
Location City Name
Greece
Location County Name
Monroe
Location State Abbreviation
NY
Location Postal Code
14616
Location Latitude
43.1321423
Location Longitude
-77.3910167
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2010-10-15 11:07:00
Nrc Rpt Num
957058
Commodity Released Type
Natural Gas
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
Yes
Num Emp Injuries
0
Num Contr Injuries
0
Num Er Injuries
0
Num Worker Injuries
0
Num Gp Injuries
2
Injure
2
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
Yes
Num Pub Evacuated
5.0
Incident Identified Datetime
2010-10-15 10:25:00
On Site Datetime
2010-10-15 10:30:00
Federal
No
Location Type
Private Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Privately Owned
System Part Involved
Other
System Part Details
Customer Owned Flexible Connector
Material Involved
Other
Material Details
Flexible Connector
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Crack In Customer Owned Flexible Connector To The Gas Dryer.
Class Location Type
Class 3 Location
Est Cost Oper Paid
0.0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000.0
Est Cost Emergency
50000.0
Est Cost Other
0.0
Est Cost Unintentional Release
0.0
Prpty
51000.0
Commercial Affected
0.0
Industrial Affected
0.0
Residences Affected
1.0
Accident Psig
12.0
Normal Psig
12.0
Mop Psig
15.0
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
The explosion was the result of a cracked customer owned flex connector in the interior house piping.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Incident Cause
Cause Details
Miscellaneous
Other Type
Miscellaneous
Misc Details
The Apparent Cause Was A Cracked Flex Connector On The Fuel Line To The Gas Dryer.
Preparer Name
M****** D* E******
Preparer Title
V P Gas Operations
Preparer Email
M********@n****.com
Preparer Telephone
585-724-8253
Authorizer Name
M****** D* E******
Authorizer Title
V P Gas Operations
Authorizer Telephone
585-724-8253
Authorizer Email
M********@n****.com
Narrative
The apparent cause of the explosion was a crack in the flex connector on the customer owned fuel line to the natural gas dryer located in the basement ot the single family home. As a follow up to our october telephone conversation regarding the explosion at 219 everclay drive in greece, new york, rg&e is filing this report for informational purposes and in the interest of caution because of the explosion, significant fire, property damage and personal injury that occured. This event was not caused by the rg&e gas distribution system, it was the failure of customer owned internal house piping.
| Occurred At | 2010-10-15 10:25:00 |
|---|---|
| Year | 2010 |
| Report Received Date | 2011-02-22 00:00:00 |
| Iyear | 2010.0 |
| Report Number | 20110031.0 |
| Supplemental Number | 15202.0 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 17570 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Rochester Gas & Electric Corp |
| Operator Street Address | 180 South Clinton Avenue |
| Operator City Name | Rochester |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NY |
| Operator Postal Code | 14607 |
| Local Datetime | 2010-10-15 10:22:00 |
| Location Street Address | 219 Everclay Drive |
| Location City Name | Greece |
| Location County Name | Monroe |
| Location State Abbreviation | NY |
| Location Postal Code | 14616 |
| Location Latitude | 43.1321423 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.3910167 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2010-10-15 11:07:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 957058 NRC Report How to search |
| Commodity Released Type | Natural Gas |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | Yes |
| Num Emp Injuries | 0 |
| Num Contr Injuries | 0 |
| Num Er Injuries | 0 |
| Num Worker Injuries | 0 |
| Num Gp Injuries | 2 |
| Injure | 2 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | Yes |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 5.0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2010-10-15 10:25:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2010-10-15 10:30:00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Private Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Privately Owned |
| System Part Involved | Other |
| System Part Details | Customer Owned Flexible Connector |
| Material Involved | Other |
| Material Details | Flexible Connector |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Crack In Customer Owned Flexible Connector To The Gas Dryer. |
| Class Location Type | Class 3 Location |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000.0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 50000.0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0.0 |
| Est Cost Unintentional Release | 0.0 |
| Prpty | 51000.0 |
| Commercial Affected | 0.0 |
| Industrial Affected | 0.0 |
| Residences Affected | 1.0 |
| Accident Psig | 12.0 |
| Normal Psig | 12.0 |
| Mop Psig | 15.0 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Maop |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | The explosion was the result of a cracked customer owned flex connector in the interior house piping. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Incident Cause |
| Cause Details | Miscellaneous |
| Other Type | Miscellaneous |
| Misc Details | The Apparent Cause Was A Cracked Flex Connector On The Fuel Line To The Gas Dryer. |
| Preparer Name | M****** D* E****** |
| Preparer Title | V P Gas Operations |
| Preparer Email | M********@n****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 585-724-8253 |
| Authorizer Name | M****** D* E****** |
| Authorizer Title | V P Gas Operations |
| Authorizer Telephone | 585-724-8253 |
| Authorizer Email | M********@n****.com |
| Narrative | The apparent cause of the explosion was a crack in the flex connector on the customer owned fuel line to the natural gas dryer located in the basement ot the single family home. As a follow up to our october telephone conversation regarding the explosion at 219 everclay drive in greece, new york, rg&e is filing this report for informational purposes and in the interest of caution because of the explosion, significant fire, property damage and personal injury that occured. This event was not caused by the rg&e gas distribution system, it was the failure of customer owned internal house piping. |
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